River landscape with View of Belaja Tzerkov, town in the Ukraine near capital Kiew created in 1943 by famous ukrainian soviet socialist realist artist Mikola (Nikolaj) Alexandrovich Hrustalenko (born 1906 in Bogdanovka near Odessa). He studied at the Kiew Art Institute by F.Krichevsky and P.Volokidin. His famous works : "Morning in the Kolhoz"(1947), "First harvey" (1957), "Evening on the cove"(1958), " Cranes flying" (1968).

Literature: "Lexicon of ukrainian Artists" , Kiew, 1973 ( in ukrainian)

Inscription:  signed lower left  and dated 1943, verso old exhibition label with original title,artist´s name  and dating.

Technique:  oil on canvas, original period  frame.

Measurements: unframed w 23 1/4" x h 16 1/2" (59  x 42 cm); framed w 27 " x h 20 3/4" (68,5  x 52,5 cm)

Condition:  in very good condition